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Thread: Computer help, please? I need it rather quick in case my internet goes out too.

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    Computer help, please? I need it rather quick in case my internet goes out too.

    We had an internet problem not too long ago where Gizzie chewed the cable line. So I moved my computer into my room. It's been absolutely fine for two days. And just a few minutes ago it started this crap.

    MSN signed me out. And it gave me this message when I did the troubleshoot. I clicked repair and no help. (see attachment)

    And then Yahoo signed me out. And now neither will sign back in.

    I'm kind of surprised that it let me onto the actual internet, so maybe it's a glitch in Yahoo or MSN. I'm running a virus scan right now on my C drive.

    I'm not getting anything from Yahoo, it just won't sign in.

    Someone help, please?

    ETA: It looks like it's about to storm here, so maybe that has something to do with it?
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    Wow, that is weird. I am no pro, but looked at your attachment. The ports aren't connecting...but why it should do this after two days of being ok is beyond me.

    Some programs might need updates, but they should pop up and tell you that.

    If your virus scan comes back ok, I would shut down and restart.

    I'll send you a link to a really good spyware cleaner too - it's free and better than Ad-Aware.

    Good luck! Hope someone can help you more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Catty1
    Wow, that is weird. I am no pro, but looked at your attachment. The ports aren't connecting...but why it should do this after two days of being ok is beyond me.

    Some programs might need updates, but they should pop up and tell you that.

    If your virus scan comes back ok, I would shut down and restart.

    I'll send you a link to a really good spyware cleaner too - it's free and better than Ad-Aware.

    Good luck! Hope someone can help you more.
    I have no idea either.

    I think I just updated Yahoo AND MSN.

    Okay. I already shut down and restarted once and nothing helped.

    Thanks!
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    Looks liek the software "virtual ports" (as opposed to physical ports) on your comp are unavailable to the messenger service. Could be a number of things, but spyware/malware is a likely culprit
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
    Looks liek the software "virtual ports" (as opposed to physical ports) on your comp are unavailable to the messenger service. Could be a number of things, but spyware/malware is a likely culprit
    Ad Aware hasn't detected anything yet, and Spybot is just starting up, so hopefully one of them will catch something..

    Ad Aware also gave me a message about the ports being unavailable when it tried to update.
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    I get that message sometimes, usually for me it always does it if I either have no internet connection, or my internet connection is extremely low on signal. I hope you can get it fixed soon! You could try turning the entire computer off and on again if it doesn't work in a while.


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    Thanks, Kalei.

    It's storming here too and the internet usually screws up then. Could that have anything to do with it?
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    Being that the connection itself is fine and you're just having problems with certain programs, I doubt it.
    The one eyed man in the kingdom of the blind wasn't king, he was stoned for seeing light.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lady's Human
    Being that the connection itself is fine and you're just having problems with certain programs, I doubt it.
    I was just asking because we had a storm before and I think only MSN went out.
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    Yeah storms can definately cause connections to go out, but in your case it doesn't seem to be that, otherwise you wouldn't even me able to go onto PT. Sometimes messengers can be jerks. I know mine doesn't always work either. It's annoying.


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    Ugh. Stupid internet.

    I wish these scans would hurry. The lights are flickering.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roxyluvsme13
    Ugh. Stupid internet.

    I wish these scans would hurry. The lights are flickering.
    What kind of storm is it? I hope that you'll be okay.


    Kalei
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    A suggestion before you try to use the messenger programs again:

    Unplug the computer from the network connection.

    There are some malware programs that can block the functionality of some A/V and spyware removal tools. If you disconnect the network they don't work.
    The one eyed man in the kingdom of the blind wasn't king, he was stoned for seeing light.

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    I tried before the scans finished and now MSN works. I haven't tried Yahoo but I bet it does too. Oh well, was time for my scans anyways.

    Thanks for all the help everyone.
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    MSN does that to me sometimes as well. It has nothing to do with our computer when it happens, I'm almost certain it's on MSN's end.


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